Conference Session

Electrical/Electronic ET Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the equipment were available a single trainer, or even several trainers wouldnot allow the students to work individually.A summer research case study is given by Hsieh in [2]. The case studies include controls usingthe Arduino, and a PLC. The type of PLC is not mentioned but it is assumed to be a commercialPLC.A mechatronics laboratory for green energy technologies is developed in [3]. The activitiesinclude "C language programming on PCs and Arduino, Basic Stamp, and PICmicrocontrollers". Other labs at the junior level include "real-time control - programming inC/C++ for analog/digital control, microcontroller- and PLC-based control systems". The brandof PLC is not mentioned.Embedded system designs using the Arduino, and PLCs are discussed in

Conference Session

Adaptive and Supportive Learning Environments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering, Minorities in Engineering

Belhaven University and her M.A.T., M.A., and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. Page 25.251.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Behavioral Interview Training in Engineering ClassesIntroductionMany engineering educators believe strongly in including both written and oral communicationassignments in their classes because of their desire to prepare engineers to be excellentcommunicators. Oral communication instruction in engineering courses usually preparesstudents for presenting various reports about experiments or projects. Some professors includeassignments that mimic what

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

University. Dr. Smith’s work experience includes being a contract employee at AT&T Bell Lab- oratories, performing surveying work for the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, and summer internships at the Atlanta Gas Light Company and Sandia National Laboratories. In addition to Georgia Southern, he has taught at Texas A&M, Prairie View A&M and Tuskegee Universities. His research inter- ests include fuzzy logic, control system design and intelligent systems. He is a member of ASME, ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. Page 23.531.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

separate concept introduction, exploration, and reflection stages. These stageswere designed to encourage students to question, assess, and interrogate their own understandingof the course topics. New assessment techniques have been developed for this new learningmodel and currently relevant student data is being gathered for these techniques. The lessonslearned from this exercise and the future steps have been identified and presented. We anticipatethat as this active learning model is expanded, the experience of the authors will be shared withthe engineering education community in an effort

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

of the academic rigor and transition issues they are facing. Thecombination of rigorous coursework, the freedom to try and fail, and significant peer and staffsupport allows for the failure and mastery experiences needed to develop self-efficacy and agrowth mindset.19, 24Other aspects of RESP were also designed based on a number of best practices in the field.Research demonstrates study groups are a crucial aspect of success in undergraduate STEMprograms.25 Because most students in RESP were among the most capable in their high school,few arrive at Rice having worked extensively in groups of equally capable peers. Additionally,students from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields may resist asking for help soas not to confirm

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University; Davis Ray; Joshua T. Hewes P.E., Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Robin Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

students. Students are also required to co-enroll in a one-credit mechanics of material laboratory course where they conduct experiments to reinforce the concepts discussed in the lecture. • Structural Analysis: Junior-level three-credit lecture course that is required and a prerequisite for reinforced concrete design for civil engineering students. • Reinforced Concrete Design: Senior-level three-credit lecture course that is required and a prerequisite for both the civil engineering senior capstone design course and a bridge design technical elective. • Structural Steel Design: Senior-level three-credit lecture course that is a technical elective offered once per academic year.Completion of these courses leads students to a

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

is oriented to the development of a module on leadership activitiesassociated with workforce analytics for an existing undergraduate course in engineeringleadership. The module will complement the existing course in two primary ways: 1) takingadvantage of the course theme that there is much in common between the engineering andleadership skill sets, and 2) a significant laboratory project on present and future data innovations.The paper reports on an extensive literature review that leads to adaptation to an engineeringaudience and the subsequent design of the course module. The design of the module is based on aflipped classroom approach in which students engage in preparation on their own and then applyconcepts they have learned in group

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephanie Cupp; Paolo Moore; Norman Fortenberry

mathematical and scientific tools of analysis,experimentation and design on which the practice of engineering is built. There were a total of11 Technical learning outcomes. The Social learning outcomes category neither means “hard tocharacterize” nor “non-essential but a good idea anyway.” These outcomes reflect the very realneed for engineers to have “soft” people skills in addition to the traditional “hard”cognitive/technical skills. The new global market place demands engineers that are ambassadorsfor the profession and who are able to convincingly communicate to diverse and non-technicalaudiences. “An understanding and experience dealing with engineering practices and principleswill only get you so far” comments Kerry Hannon in The Graduate

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

undergraduatestudents. There are a number of other active learning methods that could effectively be used insystems engineering classes. Some techniques successfully used by the author are described indetail as follows. Page 25.1229.3Project Based TeachingIn the author’s experience, students have always indicated that they learnt more from doingprojects in undergraduate systems analysis and design class than anything else. Project basedlearning begins with an assignment to carry out one or more tasks that lead to the production of afinal product. The final product could be a design, a model, a device or a computer simulation.The work done on the project is

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University; Liljana Babinkostova

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #29171Cyber-Physical Systems Security Introductory Course for STEM StudentsProf. Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University Sin Ming Loo is a professor at Boise State University with interests in sensor systems and cyber-physical systems security research and education. He is responsible for Hartman Systems Integration and Cyber Lab for Industrial Control Systems laboratories. He holds a joint appointment with Idaho National Lab. He is a member of IEEE/CS, ISSA, Tau Beta Pi, and amateur radio (KI4AKS). nLiljana Babinkostova c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Cyber-Physical

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert L. McHenry; Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

and Motorolarespectively, with the help of our other industry partners. The design phase of this project wasjust completed and the construction has begun. First level completion is scheduled for October of1998. The teaching factory will be utilized to teach semiconductor-processing classes to ASUEast and CGCC students and those from other institutions on demand. It will also be used as atraining facility for industry employees.CGCC has developed excellent physical and biological sciences laboratories located on theWilliams Campus, for joint use of students from both institutions. CGCC is presently using theexisting microelectronics laboratory on ASU Main to teach their semiconductor-processingcourse that was jointly developed by ASU East and

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Niaz Latif; Mohammad Zahraee; Deborah Blades; Mont Handley

include specificagreements between the University and the entrepreneurs so that both entities benefit throughcommercialization.IntroductionPurdue University Northwest (PNW) took the lead to become an engaged university to serve thecommunity and help foster economic development in February 2015 with the establishment ofthe Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center (CMEC). CMEC is an 18,000sqft., newly renovated facility, designed to assist local entrepreneurs with the commercialization ofnew, innovative products. CMEC provides the necessary physical facility, equipment andmachinery for functional prototype development, prototype testing, laboratory space to developproof of concept (pilot) manufacturing, and classroom space to host

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Military and Veterans

Engineering Education, 2019 Introducing College-level Laboratory Exercises in a Pre-college Summer ProgramThere are hundreds of pre-college summer programs that take place annually atcolleges and universities in the United States. [1,2] Many are enrichment programsdeveloped to expose middle and high school students to academic and researchexperiences in targeted fields such as Engineering and Sciences. [2] All are developedto include an experience of college life at that particular institution. [3, 4, 5] The UnitedStates Federal Service Academies all have pre-college programs that focus on thestudent experience at those institutions. This paper focuses on changes to AcademyIntroduction Mission, AIM, at the United States Coast Guard

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Plumlee, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

AC 2011-814: ASSESSING ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTITUDES ABOUTCOGNITION DUE TO PROJECT-BASED CURRICULUMDonald Plumlee, Boise State University Dr. Plumlee is certified as a Professional Engineer in the state of Idaho. He has spent the last ten years es- tablishing the Ceramic MEMS laboratory at Boise State University. Dr. Plumlee is involved in numerous projects developing micro-electro-mechanical devices in LTCC including an Ion Mobility Spectrometer and microfluidic/chemical micro-propulsion devices funded by NASA. Prior to arriving at Boise State University, Dr. Plumlee worked for Lockheed Martin Astronautics as a Mechanical Designer on struc- tural airframe components for several aerospace vehicles. He developed and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-319: TEACHING FUTURE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS LAWS,ACTS, STANDARDS, AND LIABILITIESArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University ARIF SIRINTERLIKCI is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He has been the Coordinator of the RMU Learning Factory and Director of Engineering Laboratories. He holds a B.S. and an M.S., both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey, and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has conducted research and taught in mechanical, industrial, manufacturing engineering, and industrial technology fields. He has been active in ASEE (American

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

, where concentrations are negligible. Scrolling to the right through the 200,000 values,however, one would see cells with concentrations greater than zero.Visualizing and Analyzing Results - ArcGISA text file of concentration values is, of course, almost useless by itself, since it does not enable studentsto see the spatial relationship of concentration values. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is theperfect tool to visualize and analyze the distribution of plume concentration values. We chose to employESRI’s ArcMap GIS application, a component of the company’s ArcGIS suite of software tools. ArcMapis a powerful GIS that we could customize to allow students without GIS experience to import plumeconcentrations from MatLab, visualize those

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Posters: Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Jonte R. Douglas; Li-Shiang Tsay; Dewayne Randolph Brown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer Science with a concentration in software engineering from the same university. Her primary research interests are in the areas of low- power high performance digital systems design, asynchronous design, self-timed digital system design and STEM education. As a result of her work, she has numerous peer reviewed journal and conference publications. She recently authored a book entitled ”Low Power Self-Timed Size Optimization for an Input Data Distribution,” which explores innovative techniques to reduce power consumption for portable electronic devices. She was recently awarded the 2016 Chair’s award for Rookie Researcher of the year in the Computer System Technology department. Dr

Conference Session

Outreach to K-12 Females

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK); Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Eusebio Cuellar Torres, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Tamara Denise Guillen, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: The students explored the recycle value of a digital video recorder by disassembling, recording the disassembling time, measuring the mass of each component, and identifying the material of each component. Then, the participants determined the recycle value based on collected data, with a re-design to increase its Page 23.41.4 recycle value. ¾ The Venturi Effect: The architectural concept was explained during the introduction. The teams investigated the phenomenon by taking measurements around the College of Engineering building. The teams then used their findings to model a cityspace and experimented

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha E. Sloan

design for computer designers, but courses in computerprogramming and numerical analysis were usually taught elsewhere on campus, first inmathematics departments and then in the emerging computer science departments [4-5]. Despite the underlying importance of electronics to computers, electrical engineeringdepartments were relatively slow to start offering courses on digital computers. A survey of 53large engineering schools in 1963 found that a higher percentage of industrial engineeringdepartments than electrical engineering departments taught computer courses. In fact electricalengineering departments required fewer semester hours of computer courses than did the averageengineering department. [6

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abasiafak Ndifreke Udosen, Purdue University ; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University ; Elsje Pienaar, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41602Characterizing Teamwork Dynamics and Computational Model-Based Reasoningin Biomedical Engineering ProjectsAbasiafak Ndifreke Udosen, Purdue University Abasiafak Udosen is a professional Mechanical Engineer in Nigeria and a doctoral research scholar at ROCkETEd laboratory, Purdue University, United States. He earned a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Eng in Energy and Power Engineering both in Nigeria. Over the years he has had the privilege of teaching courses such as Thermodynamics, Measurement and Instrumentation, Engineering Metallurgy, System Design, and Quantitative research methods at the

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fengfeng Zhou

. Activities are incorporated into lessons, demonstrations, laboratory exercises, and fieldexperiences. By doing these activities, students will experience authentic scientific andengineering research practices that require higher-order thinking skills and creative problem-solving skills. This will enable each student to develop a better understanding of science andengineering and hopefully foster a desire to advance his/her education in a related field.The authors, as participants of project STEP, developed a module to teach magnetism to seniorsat Hughes High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. The overall objective of this module was to increasestudent interest in physics and engage them in the learning process. To this end, technology wasincorporated in

Collection

2004 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Richard E. Smith

generally enter college with a lot of personal computer experience, thosestudents taking introductory literacy courses can still pose a challenge when trying toconvey a sense of how computers operate internally. As with many topics, a hands-onapproach seems most effective. For teaching internal computer operation, many rely on simulations of a computer’scentral processing unit (CPU). A well-known example is the Little Man Computer (LMC)which is used in at least one computer design textbook [1]. The LMC was originallydeveloped in 1965 by Stuart Madnick at MIT and is generally used as a stand-aloneprogram. This can be a shortcoming in an introductory computer literacy course. Asignificant number of students in these courses are already intimidated

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Mahesh K Banavar, Arizona State University; Suhas Ranganath, ASU; Xue Zhang; Deepta Rajan, Arizona State University; Girish Kalyanasundaram, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

of the e-book and the proposed learning environment.The J-DSP Simulation EnvironmentJ-DSP, a web-based DSP education software, is a block-based environment where simulationsare established by choosing blocks through a drag-n-drop process and connecting them toestablish signal flow. Any change in the simulation parameters are automatically reflected in thefollowing blocks. An example simulation established in the J-DSP interface along withvisualization of the output is shown in Figure 1. A set of DSP laboratories have been developedin J-DSP that cover several DSP concepts including the z-transform, digital filter design, spectralanalysis, multirate signal processing, and statistical signal processing along with a rich set ofvisualization

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

students. These results suggest that, while such factors may have asignificant impact on the recruitment of students into engineering or science, no differentialeffects could be found for chemical engineering majors over chemistry majors.Students’ prior experiences in chemistry courses did not differ between chemical engineers andchemistry majors. However, major differences were discovered when comparing student beliefsand attitudes about their future career goals. Chemical engineering students desired having jobsecurity (p<0.01) and to invent or design things in their careers (p<0.001) while chemistrystudents had a stronger desire to help others (p<0.001), work with people (p<0.05), and do handson work (p<0.01). Students perceive

Conference Session

It's All About the Student: Integration, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

include online learning, curriculum design, and instructional technol- ogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student-Facilitated Online Discussions to Encourage Critical Thinking in Civil Engineering Abstract Engineering education is heavily based on mathematical equations and laboratory experiences which makes it difficult to teach online as compared to other disciplines. This leads to many engineering educators to choose lecture capture—streamed and/or recorded— as a way to serve distance education students. However, this approach fails to make use of the capabilities of quality online

Conference Session

Computational Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Esposito, U.S. Naval Academy; Carl E. Wick, U.S. Naval Academy; Kenneth A. Knowles, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the robot’s functionality from within MATLAB’spowerful integrated development environment, which already includes numerical solvers, imageprocessing routines, neural network libraries, and control system design tools. We describe thedevelopment process and the toolbox’s features; and illustrate its capabilities with some projectsfrom our own Introductory Robotics class where it was beta tested. A student opinion surveyindicated that the toolbox was well received, but suggests its stability could be improved.1. IntroductionIt has been widely noted that engineering students benefit from a variety of teaching approaches,in particular visual and experiential learners prefer hands on laboratory experiences [1].Teaching robotics is no exception [2

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Liv Brakewood

andanalyzed. It might also serve as an effective technique in other engineering courses.This assignment also addressed several of the attributes in the New Engineering EducationParadigm, particularly, using an inquiry-based learning approach, teaching a technique that canbe used for life-long learning, using a complex construction site to stress a ‘system’, andfocusing on health, safety and sustainable development issues 6.Bibliography1 Shapira, A. (1995) Bringing the SIte into the Classroom: A Construction Engineering Laboratory. Journal of Engineering Education 84 (1), 1-52 ABET. (2003) ABET website http://www.abet.org/.3 Felder, R.M. and Brent, R. (2003) Designing and Teaching Courses to Satisfy the ABET Engineering

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Olga Lavrova; Satish Ranade

skills. For example, NMSUcurrent and future learning. Likewise, it is of key importance to hosted this year’s Boosting Engineering Science andrecruit and retain a diverse student population. Technology (BEST) STEM competition challenge. Specifically, this year’s challenge was focused on the electric grid. HS and MS students had to design and built robots to restore and/or replace damaged conductor following a natural disaster. Photos from this competition

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Sharber, Northern Arizona University BSEE 1979, University of Arizona Currently teaching at undergraduate EE and engineering design courses at Northern Arizona University Page 22.744.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Getting to Carnegie Hall: Novel Timed Homework Practice to Develop Basic Circuit Analysis SkillsAbstractUndergraduate education in electrical engineering can be improved by drawing on research onhuman learning and cognition. One main result of this research is that frequent practice and self-testing are effective and efficient strategies for

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Randall L. Kolar; David A. Sabatini

experience, we have identified five key measures to easethe transition and enhance the educational experience: 1) use "real-world" projects to motivatethe learning process and introduce them at the beginning of the semester; 2) follow establishedkeys to using groups successfully; 3) ensure sufficient "coverage" by having students learn basicmaterial outside the classroom, which also fosters life-long learning; 4) team teach courses; and5) use laboratory sessions for group-learning activities. While the concepts have been tested onupper-level courses (junior, senior, graduate), we feel they are appropriate for lower-divisioncourses as well.INTRODUCTIONLocal and national surveys consistently point to several weaknesses in engineering education